England · Grammar school
Queen Mary's High School
Walsall · Girls only · ages 11 to 18
Official record: Get Information About Schools (URN 136777)
Overview
- Address
- Upper Forster Street, Walsall, West Midlands, WS4 2AE
- Status
- Open
- Admits
- Girls only
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Number of pupils
- 949
- Capacity
- 858
- Eligible for free school meals
- 28.9%
- Sixth form
- Yes
- School type
- Academy converter
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE MERCIAN TRUST
- Local authority
- Walsall
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Desk research (cited public sources) (get-information-schools.service.gov.uk), last checked 31 October 2026
Admissions and the 11+
- Admissions policy
- Selective (grammar school)
- Selection in this area
- Partially selective area9% of Year 7 places offered in Walsall for September 2026 were at selective schools (DfE applications and offers). We class an area as fully selective at 25% or more. Confirm with the local authority's admissions guide.
- Entrance test
- Not yet available
- Qualifying score
- Not yet available
- Catchment area
- For September 2026 entry, there is no catchment area. After looked-after children, up to 45 places go to Pupil Premium girls by score (those at Walsall state primary schools first), and the rest go in order of test score.
- Children from outside the catchment
- Yes: For September 2026 entry, girls from anywhere who reach the minimum qualifying score are ranked on score. Only the Pupil Premium places give priority to girls at Walsall primary schools.
Past offers: lowest score and furthest distance
| Intake | Applicant group | Lowest score offered | Last distance offered | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | not pupil premium (after waiting list)Lowest score offered once the waiting list had moved. | 212 | – | qmhs.org.uk |
| not pupil premium (national offer day)Lowest score offered on national offer day. | 216 | – | qmhs.org.uk | |
| pupil premium (after waiting list)Lowest score offered once the waiting list had moved. | 200 | – | qmhs.org.uk | |
| pupil premium (national offer day)Lowest score offered on national offer day. The minimum qualifying score was 200. Scores are age-standardised around 200. | 200 | – | qmhs.org.uk | |
| Sept 2025 | not pupil premium (after waiting list)Lowest score offered once the waiting list had moved. | 211 | – | qmhs.org.uk |
| not pupil premium (national offer day)Lowest score offered on national offer day. | 213 | – | qmhs.org.uk | |
| pupil premium (after waiting list)Lowest score offered once the waiting list had moved. | 198 | – | qmhs.org.uk | |
| pupil premium (national offer day)Lowest score offered on national offer day. The minimum qualifying score was 198. Scores are age-standardised around 200. | 198 | – | qmhs.org.uk | |
| Sept 2024 | not pupil premium (after waiting list)Lowest score offered once the waiting list had moved. | 214 | – | qmhs.org.uk |
| not pupil premium (national offer day)Lowest score offered on national offer day. | 216 | – | qmhs.org.uk | |
| pupil premium (after waiting list)Lowest score offered once the waiting list had moved. | 195 | – | qmhs.org.uk | |
| pupil premium (national offer day)Lowest score offered on national offer day. The minimum qualifying score was 195. Scores are age-standardised around 200. | 195 | – | qmhs.org.uk | |
| Sept 2023 | not pupil premium (after waiting list)Lowest score offered once the waiting list had moved. Scores for 2023 entry were converted from the old 300-point scale and are approximate. | 211 | – | qmhs.org.uksecondary source |
| not pupil premium (national offer day)Lowest score offered on national offer day. Scores for 2023 entry were converted from the old 300-point scale and are approximate. | 214 | – | qmhs.org.uksecondary source | |
| pupil premium (after waiting list)Lowest score offered once the waiting list had moved. Scores for 2023 entry were converted from the old 300-point scale and are approximate. | 197 | – | qmhs.org.uksecondary source | |
| pupil premium (national offer day)Lowest score offered on national offer day. The minimum qualifying score was 196. Scores are age-standardised around 200. Scores for 2023 entry were converted from the old 300-point scale and are approximate. | 197 | – | qmhs.org.uksecondary source |
From published allocation data found in desk research (checked 1 November 2026); not yet confirmed with the school. Scores from different tests or years are not comparable, and a past cut-off does not guarantee a future place.
Applications and offers for Year 7
For September 2026 entry, 851 applicants named this school (263 as their first choice) for 149 places. 83 of 149 offers went to children living outside Walsall.
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Walsall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 | 149 | 851 | 263 | 1.8 | 83 |
| Sept 2025 | 144 | 874 | 312 | 2.2 | 67 |
| Sept 2024 | 145 | 753 | 271 | 1.9 | 64 |
| Sept 2023 | 136 | 718 | 259 | 1.9 | 56 |
| Sept 2022 | 142 | 744 | 261 | 1.8 | 84 |
Show all 13 years
| Intake | Places offered | Applicants | First choice | First choices per place | Offers to children outside Walsall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2021 | 147 | 803 | 316 | 2.1 | 82 |
| Sept 2020 | 146 | 803 | 306 | 2.1 | 83 |
| Sept 2019 | 121 | 722 | 266 | 2.2 | 81 |
| Sept 2018 | 113 | 661 | 206 | 1.8 | 71 |
| Sept 2017 | 104 | 730 | 276 | 2.7 | 63 |
| Sept 2016 | 117 | 737 | 220 | 1.9 | 73 |
| Sept 2015 | 106 | 785 | 246 | 2.3 | 55 |
| Sept 2014 | 110 | 708 | 239 | 2.2 | 59 |
"Applicants" counts every family that listed the school as any preference, so it is higher than the number competing for each place. "Outside Walsall" means a home in another local authority; it is not the school's catchment area. For grammar schools, offers also depend on the entrance test result.
Source: Secondary and primary school applications and offers (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026 · Source: Admissions research (cited public sources) (qmhs.org.uk), last checked 1 November 2026
Key dates
- Test registration
- Not yet available
- Test date
- Not yet available
- Results sent to families
- Not yet available
- Apply to your council (September 2027 entry)
- By 31 October 2026This date has passed: late applications go to your council and are usually considered after on-time ones.
- National offer day
- 1 March 2027Offers are sent on 1 March, or the next working day.
- Open days
- Not yet available
- School opened (current registration)
- 1 June 2011
Statutory dates: School Admissions Code (Department for Education).
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Ofsted inspection
Inspected on 17 March 2026. Read the report ↗
- Achievement
- Exceptional
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Exceptional
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Post 16 provision
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
From September 2024 Ofsted no longer gives an overall grade for state schools.
Inspection history (3)
Source: Ofsted inspection reports, last checked 31 October 2026
Exam results
GCSE results 2025/26 (provisional)
| Measure | This school | Selective schools in England | All state schools in England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8Average grade across 8 GCSE-level subjects, doubled for English and maths (maximum 90). | 74.1 | 72.1 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 95.9% | 93.7% | 46.3% |
| Grade 7 or above in English and maths | 70.3% | 57.7% | 14.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 100% | 98.3% | 64.8% |
| Progress 8Not published for most schools in recent years, because primary school tests were cancelled in 2020 and 2021. | – | – | – |
Attainment 8 over time: 72.1 (2023/24) → 73.5 (2024/25) → 74.1 (2025/26).
148 pupils took GCSEs. Results reflect a selective intake: compare grammar schools with each other rather than with all schools.
Source: Key stage 4 performance (GCSE results) (Department for Education), last checked 31 October 2026
How to get there
- Postcode
- WS4 2AE
- Map location
- 52.58974, -1.97588
- Open in OpenStreetMap
- Directions and surroundings ↗
- Telephone
- 01922721013
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026
Official links and documents
- School website
- www.qmhs.org.uk
- Official register record
- Get Information About Schools (URN 136777) ↗
- Admissions policy document
- Not yet available
- Further reading
- Wikipedia ↗
Source: Get Information About Schools, last checked 31 October 2026